Just before 6pm last night, Parliament passed the Climate Change Response (Moderated Emissions Trading) Amendment Bill by 63 votes to […]
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Radio NZ: Federated Farmers u-turn on carbon tax
Federated Farmers has changed tack on its carbon tax stance, reports Radio New Zealand. Previously opposed to a carbon tax, […]
Continue readingThe Press: Lack of support puts ETS changes at risk
David Williams of The Press reports on the disagreement over the changes to the proposed ETS between parties. Currently, the […]
Continue readingNZ Herald: Brian Fallow – Kyoto window dressing for Copenhagen
New Zealand Herald economics editor Brian Fallow on the emissions trading scheme. An excerpt: (read in full here) “In the […]
Continue readingEuan Mason’s ETS statement: updated
Last week, Associate Professor Euan Mason, of the School of Forestry at the University of Canterbury, commented on the likely […]
Continue readingThe Press: True accord needed on climate change
Colin Espiner, of the Press, writes in an opinion piece about the difficulty of developing an ETS which cuts carbon […]
Continue readingDominion Post: Emission myths that threaten NZ
An opinion piece in the Dominion Post about the current ETS, and the four myths about climate change policy on […]
Continue readingNew ETS will not encourage afforestation as much as old
Associate Professor Euan Mason of the School of Forestry at the University of Canterbury, comments on the likely effects on […]
Continue readingScientists: Strong ETS a necessity
With the announcement yesterday of a revised New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), there has been much debate over the […]
Continue readingWrap-up:New Zealand’s new ETS
The National Government has reached an agreement with the Maori Party on an Emissions Trading Scheme for New Zealand. The […]
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